Research Article

Castanea sativa Mill. Flowers amongst the Most Powerful Antioxidant Matrices: A Phytochemical Approach in Decoctions and Infusions

Table 2

Retention time (Rt), wavelength of maximum absorption ( ), mass spectral data, and tentative identification of phenolic compounds in decoctions and infusions of Castanea sativa flowers.

PeakRt (min) (nm)Pseudomolecular ion [M-H]āˆ’ (m/z)MS2 (m/z)
(% of base peak)
Tentative identification

14.96276783481 (10), 301 (41)Pedunculagin isomer (bis-HHDP-glucose)
25.79268783481 (6), 301 (45)Pedunculagin isomer (bis-HHDP-glucose)
37.06272633463 (17), 301 (100)Galloyl-HHDP-glucose
47.67274937637 (15), 467 (2), 301 (4)Trigalloyl-HHDP-glucose
58.02278289245 (91), 203 (60), 137 (38)(+)-Catechin
613.77276939631 (31), 469 (66), 169 (100)Pentagalloyl glucose
714.92276935633 (15), 301 (18)Galloyl-bis-HHDP-glucose
815.25274933 915 (5), 633 (8), 451 (24), 301 (7)Castalagin/vescalagin
915.46278907767 (3), 607 (24), 467 (35), 169 (5)Galloyl-HHDP derivative
1016.13274937767 (2), 637 (8), 467 (68), 301 (10)Trigalloyl-HHDP-glucoside
1116.65358493317 (100)Myricetin O-glucuronide
1217.07350479317 (100)Myricetin 3-O-glucoside
1317.30274937767 (2), 637 (5), 467 (58), 301 (7)Trigalloyl-HHDP-glucoside
1419.89356609301 (100)Quecetin 3-O-rutinoside
1520.64356477301 (100)Quercetin 3-O-glucuronide
1620.86356463301 (100)Quercetin 3-O-glucoside
1721.30356463301 (100)Quercetin O-hexoside
1823.54350593285 (100)Kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside
1924.05354433301 (100)Quercetin O-pentoside
2024.46268907767 (3), 607 (23), 467 (67), 169 (7)Galloyl-HHDP derivative
2125.11348477285 (100)Kaempferol 3-O-glucoside
2226.00354477315 (100)Isorhamnetin O-hexoside
2326.25354491315 (100)Isorhamnetin O-glucuronide
2427.71274907767 (2), 607 (27), 467 (76), 169 (8)Galloyl-HHDP derivative
2529.87250/368343328 (97), 313 (100), 298 (36)Tri-O-methylellagic acid
2632.38358609463 (76), 301 (40)Quercetin O-rhamnosyl hexoside
2733.13356519477 (5), 315 (77)Isorhamnetin O-acetylhexoside